No respect for the deceased

[resqgeek]

I so want to rant about O.J. Simpson's new book (and the corresponding show on FOX). I'm terribly disturbed by the idea that he's (somehow) going to profit from this, while the families of Nicole Brown and Ronald Goldman have yet to receive any of the money awarded to them in their civil suit against Simpson. I'm worried that this book is going to sell well and that lots of people will watch the show.

I don't care how curious you are about Simpson and his story, supporting this guy is disrespectful to Brown and Goldman. While Simpson might be legally not guilty of their murder, I don't believe there are many reasonable people who have much doubt as to who the killer was. I can only hope and pray that the public suddenly develops a sudden epidemic of sanity and stays away from this book and show en masse.

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[resqgeek]

There are many problems with our criminal justice system (as evidenced most blatently by the Simpson case), but I don't believe the protection against double jeopardy is one of them, which has strong historical reasons for existing.